Corona Devo 3148

Psalm 100
(1)Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 
(2) Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 
(3) Know that the Lord is God.  It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
(4) Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 
(5) For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.  ~Psalm 100:1-5 

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Have we hugged our God today?  
Psalm 100 invites us to enter-in joyfully to God's presence and to praise Him today.  Throughout the Psalm are invitational words and phrases to schedule our day today in worship of our Lord.

Shout, worship, come before, know, give thanks, praise His name...

These words speak of speechlessness before our Savior...  Let's give it up for our God today, and let's worship the Lord with gladness.

And the Lord isn't requesting us to honor and praise Him in a tiny whisper, or so that no one might notice.  He's heard us on the sidelines at athletic games, and he has heard us in the major league and national stadiums, and at rinks and courts...and God has heard our cheers and chants at home in the living room when the big game is on.  
God knows that we can get loud when we are impassioned.

Let's be impassioned for the One Who makes all things new today: Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth today, Friends.  
If anyone or anything deserves our worship at an audible level, it is the Lord.  
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.   ~Psalm 100:1

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Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.  ~Psalm 100:2

What are some of our favorite songs?  Some of our favorite hymns?  
Can we come before him with joyful songs?  What would it be like for us to worship the Lord with gladness?  
Let's find out today: Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.  Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs (Psalm 100:1-2).

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Know that the Lord is God.  It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.  ~Psalm 100:3

We are God's people--He is the shepherd and we are His sheep.  He will never abandon us, and He will care for us: and that alone is worth celebrating today!

It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.  ~Psalm 100:3

We are doing the Lord's work today: as we meet/labor/eat/enjoy/rest--we serve the Lord, Who is worthy of all our praise!  When we realize that God created us, and that He gives us all that we have and all that we are: we want to give to others as He has (so generously) given to us.

What are two things (just two!) that we praise the Lord for today?

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It is he who made us, and we are his...  ~Psalm 100:3

What does this mean to us?  What does this mean for us?  (It is he who made us, and we are his...  ~Psalm 100:3).
How does it affect us today that we are the Lord's? (We are!)
Let it affect us today, Brothers and Sisters in Christ!
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 
(2) Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.   ~Psalm 100:1-2

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Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.  ~Psalm 100:4

Whether today is just beginning for us...if we are mid-way through our day...or if we are wrapping up another day: there are a thousand reasons to praise our Lord.

Let's enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise today.  Let's give thanks to him and praise his name, because...He is worthy!! 

Have we thanked Him for the little and the big things today?  Could we shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth?

Lord, we praise You for waking us up today.  We praise You for the abilities You have given us, from walking to talking to thinking, to the privilege of serving You...we praise You today, Lord!

Thank You, Father for allowing us to work hard in Your Name today at whatever it is that You give us to do!  Amen.

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For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.  ~Psalm 100:1-5 

Have we hugged our God today (in prayer, in praise, in heart)?

Can we pass-our-praise on to another today?  As his faithfulness continues through all generations, how are we contributing (and testifying!) to the progression of it? 

He is so good, and His beautiful love for us endures forever.  Have we hugged our God with shouts of joy and with gladness today?  
Have we hugged our God with joyful songs today?  
Have we entered his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise today?

Let's do it!

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. (2) Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. (3) Know that the Lord is God.  It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. (4) Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. (5) For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.  ~Psalm 100:1-5 

Blessings,

sarah 

https://sarahsundy04.blogspot.com

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